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Mercury, cadmium, and lead in British otters

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  1. Department of Biology, University of Essex, CO4 3SQ, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester, UK

    C. F. Mason, N. I. Last & S. M. Macdonald

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Mason, C.F., Last, N.I. & Macdonald, S.M. Mercury, cadmium, and lead in British otters. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 37, 844–849 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01607848

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